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Trump nominee hearing pulled amid furor over Islam remarks

11:32 pm July 30, 2020

Washington: A Senate committee abruptly cancelled a confirmation hearing on Thursday on a controversial former general’s nomination to a top Pentagon post, amid continued furor over offensive remarks he made about Islam and other inflammatory comments. The nomination of retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata to be the Pentagon’s under secretary for policy was already under fire […]

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Pentagon leaders face grilling on use of military in unrest

10:43 am July 9, 2020

Washington: The Pentagon’s top leaders are going before Congress for the first time in months to face a long list of controversies, including their differences with President Donald Trump over the handling of protests near the White House last month during unrest triggered by the killing of George Floyd in police hands. The House hearing Thursday will provide the […]

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Russia bounty allegations are ‘Fake News’

7:28 pm July 1, 2020

Washington DC: President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed as “Fake News” allegations that Russia offered bounties for killing American troops in Afghanistan. Lawmakers have been demanding answers over the allegations, and Democrats have accused Trump of bowing to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the risk of U.S. soldiers’ lives. They returned from a briefing at the White House on Tuesday saying they learned nothing new […]

Trump tweets video with ‘white power’ chant, then deletes it

11:36 pm June 28, 2020

Washington DC: President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power,” a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. He later deleted the tweet and the White House said the president had not heard “the one statement” on the video. The video appeared to have been taken at The Villages, […]

Sino-India border situation ‘very tough’, US talking to India and China to help them out: Trump

8:25 pm June 21, 2020

Washington DC: Amidst the “very tough” standoff at the China-India border, US President Donald Trump has said that his administration is talking to both countries to “help them” resolve their ongoing tensions. Trump’s comments came in the backdrop of the violent face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on June 15 in which 20 […]